Sep 3, 2021 | Information, News, Private client, Wills
“I now pronounce you…” It is at this point in the marriage (in all its various forms) that automatically and without any other comment or warning, a Will is revoked, and thereafter the statutory provisions operate in its place. Not a lot of people know this. This...
Aug 12, 2021 | Information, News, Private client, Probate
“Probate” is the process of proving that the Will of the deceased is legitimate, and a “Grant” is the Court’s seal of approval. It acts like the “deeds” to the deceased’s estate, without it, the Executor may have trouble proving that they “own” it. Executors have...
Jul 7, 2021 | Information, Letters of Administration, News, Private client, Probate
“Letters of Administration” are equivalent to Probate where the deceased left no Will or there is something not quite right about the Will. The application process is similar, the person who would take on the responsibility has to give formal evidence to the Court to...
Jun 16, 2021 | Certainty, Information, National Will Register, News, Private client, Wills, Wills & young people, Wills and trusts
Certainty is a Law Society endorsed provider of a national Will register and Will search service. The internet database allows third parties to enquire whether a Will has been made. The company holding the Will is then notified, and will decide what action to take We...
May 5, 2021 | Information, News, Private client, Private Cllient, Wills, Wills and trusts
A Will is a piece of writing, signed by someone with the intention of directing the distribution their assets on their death, and also signed by two other people who have, together (not individually), seen the first person sign the writing. At its most...
Apr 7, 2021 | Information, Inheritance Tax, Private client, Probate
A very short point; Inheritance Tax, when it is due, is generally spread across the assets in proportion, so that if a house is two-thirds of the estate, then it will bear two-thirds of the tax. The beneficiaries might decide to pay all the tax from the “cash”...
